Bomb disposal crews rushed to two beaches after the discovery of live ammunition. At Gorran Haven after a member of the public discovered a box containing the explosives along the shoreline.

Police said several boxes of Navy ammuniton were found in two locations on the Roseland peninsula.

The coastguard team was paged at 2pm on Sunday (April 15) after the find of a box containing live 20mm ammunition that had washed up at Vault Beach.

According to Mevagissey Coastguard, it was the second find in two days, with Devon and Cornwall Police officers dealing with the first incident.

A spokesman for Mevagissey Coastguard said: "The team were paged at 2pm today, after a member of the public discovered a box containing live 20mm ammunition that had washed up at Vault Beach, Gorran Haven.

"This was the second such find in two days, the first find being dealt with by our police colleagues at Truro, Perranporth and Tregony police.

"The team secured the ammunition until the on call Royal Navy EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) attended from Plymouth to collect it. This live ammunition is dangerous and if you see any on the coast please call 999 and request the coastguard.

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"We’d urge parents to discuss this with their children so if they find similar items on our beaches they know not to touch them and report it immediately.

"Thanks to John Baldry Photography for some of these photographs."

Inspector Rich Milburn, from Truro police, said: "We are currently liaising with the EOD and Royal Navy in this matter. Over the weekend, we received two reports that ammunition was located on Porthbeor beach in Roseland and on Vault Beach in Gorran Haven.

"We informed the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit who handled the ammunition, which is believed to be highly dangerous. If located, we would ask the public not to approach these boxes but to contact police right away.

"Public safety is our priority and we have attached photographs of the boxes of ammunition. Anyone who sees anything similar washed up on a beach is asked to contact the police."